Whip-socket lock.



PATENTED NOV. 5, 1907.

J. W. POPE. WHIP SOCKET LOOK. APPLIUATION FILED AUG. 11. 1906.

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PATENTBD NOV. 5, 1907.

J. W. POPE.

WHIP SOCKET LOCK.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11. 1906.

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WHIP-SOCKET LOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Application filed August 11. 1906- Serial No. 330,202.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. Porn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Vernal, in the county of Uinta, State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WhipSocket Locks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a lull, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to whip sockets, and has for its object to provide a socket of such construction that a whip of any size may be securely locked therein against unlicensed removal, and the primary-object oi the invention is to provide an extremely simple construction of this character.

The invention resides in mounting in one wall of the whip socket a lock, and providing a leaf-spring whipclamping member, which is formed integral with the lock, and is adapted to encircle the whip-handle, the whip clamping member being perforated for the engagement therewith oi the bolt of the lock, and being provided with a finger-piece which extends through the wall of the socket, whereby the spring clamping member may be moved to tightly embrace a whip-handle, as stated.

In the accompanying drawingsFigure l is a side elevation of the whip-socket embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view through the locking mechanism. Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken centrally through the lock and the whip-clamping member. Fig. i is a detail perspective view of the lock and the clamping member removed from the whip-socket.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 5 denotes a whip-socket of any ordinary construction, and 6 the casing of the lock element of the device, which casing is mounted in the wall of the whip-socket. Formed integral with the inner wall of the casing 6 is a leaf-spring whip-clamping member 7 which is bent to extend around the inner periphery of the whip-socket and to normally lie against the same. The said spring clamping member is of such length that its free end will normally overlap the said rear wall of the lock-casing 6 to a slight degree, and the said end of the spring clamp ing member is provided with a series of perforations 8 for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

The wall of the whip-socket to one side of the lock casing 6 is slotted, as at 9, and upon the spring clamping member 7 is secured a finger-piece 10, which projects through the said slot 9 and normally bears against the end thereof opposite the end adjacent the lock casing.

It will be seen from the above that by means of the finger-piece 10, the spring clamping member 7 may be moved to cause it to firmly embrace the handle of a whip seated in the socket 5, and in order that the spring clamping member may be held in this position, a suitable lock mechanism is provided with the lock casing 6. The said lock mechanism comprises abolt 11, which is slidably mounted in spaced apertured ears 12, which depend from the upper wall of the lock casing, and which bolt is provided with a depending lug 13, against which seats one end of a helical spring 14, which is engaged upon the said bolt and bears with its opposite end against the corresponding ear 12, The spring 14 serves to hold the bolt normally with its free end in engagement through an opening in the rear wall of the lock casing and through one of the perforations 8 in the spring clamping member, and in order that the bolt may be withdrawn from such engagement, a key-hole 15 is provided in one of the end walls of the lock casing 6 for the passage of a key, the ward of which is designed to engage the lug 13 to move the bolt 11 against the tension of the spring 14. From the above it is obvious that as soon as the bolt is retracted, the spring clamping member 7 will immediately resume its normal position and the whip seated in the socket will he released.

What is claimed, is

In a device of the class described, the combination with a whip socket provided with an opening, and a slot leading from the opening, a lock casing seated within the opening, a resilient strip forming one wall of the lock casing and extending therefrom normally around the inner wall of the 'the strip and projecting through the slot at all times whereby the strip may be contracted, said strip being provided with a plurality of openings which extend in a plane with the pin and from the same to a point adjacent the free end of the strip, the strip when contracted being adapted to have its free end moved along its portion which forms one wall of the lock casing, the latter portion of the strip being also provided with an opening, and a spring pressed pin bolt arranged within the lock casing and engaged at all times through the opening in that portion of. the strip which forms one wall of the casing and adapted for interchangeable engagement in the first mentioned openings substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. POPE.

Witnesses:

LELAND M. DRIGGS, LEON H. READER. 

